I'm impressed. A kid has the guts to go out, follow his idea, meet some well-connected folks, sell those folks, get some funding, execute on his idea, and then sell the NYTimes on it.

Reminds me of a quote I read from John Mackey, founder/CEO of Whole Foods: "I would say that entrepreneurs are only a step up from panhandlers because you've got to go out and hustle money, and you're mostly selling dreams and enthusiasm."

(From a really great/long interview here: http://time-blog.com/curious_capitalist/2008/06/former_house...)